title: [Multipolar electrical stimulation of the olfactory bulb as a model for studying spatial basis of olfactory coding].
abstract: Low-intensity electrical stimulation of the olfactory bulb through a set of spatially distributed electrodes was used as a model in order to study the spatial basis of the olfactory coding, in rats. The results indicate that this multipolar stimulation can serve as a conditional stimulus in a learned aversion paradigm; in addition, water-deprived animals displayed high ability to discriminate and memorize various combinations of electrode positions paired with differently palatable solutions.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000502:physiology*; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D012903:Smell
vernacular_title: La stimulation électrique multipolaire du bulbe olfactif, modèle d'étude du codage spatial dans le système olfactif.